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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18
FARM NOTES

A new, cheap and effective insect killer
is composed Of one part muriate of pot
ash in 1000 parts of water.
The man who warns himself up every
morning grooming his horses will be re-
Enumerated for his trouble.
There is no one thing that is so much
required nowadays on the average farm
as to Thoroughly systemic labor.
Sluggish horses are generally made so
by the way they are handled. A lazy man
is pretty sure to have lazy horses.
Grade cattle, the product of polled
bulls-whether Aberdeen-Angus, Gallo
way or Norfolk-seldom or never have
horns.
Not every farmer can breed such COWS
as were shown at the New York dairy
show, but he can initiate and can use the
best bulls to be found.
Authorities differ as to the best time to
cut hay. AS rule, farmers wait too long
before cutting, and to strike it just right
requires judgment and experience.
Save the wood ashes to use as fertil-
izer. 1t is more profitable than to sell
them to the soapmakers. Wood ashes
never come amiss on the farm or in the
garden.
There are evidently many people not
frightened by the cry Of reproduction
in t-growing, for single dealer in
Ulster County, \. Y, is repOrtad to have
sold $4,000 grape vines this spring.
Carrots are said to be excellent food
for horses, giving sleek, oily appearance
to their hair. As from 500 to 1000 bush
els may be raised TO the acre on good
land We think they might be made profit
able for home use.
Experience teaches that the earlier in
an animals age full feeding is resorted
to the better it is, both for its vigorous
health and rapid growth. Thus will the
best returns be secured, whether the
animal be intended for early sale or for
raising.
Farmers would find it to their a3vap-
tage to COTE mutton in weak brine fo1
home consumption. The hams can be
smoked and used like dried beef, or they
can be boiled. The corned mutton will
be found an agreeable change from sau-
sage and spare-rib.
Save all the manure. A quarter Of q
century ago many Western farmers
dumped their manure into the rivers, not
surprising EnaC manure or fertli1ZerS
would ever be required, but the question
of fertilizers is now being discussed as
we'll as the best methods of restoring
fertility.
German millet. sown and lightly har-
rowed in the proportion of one bushel of
seed per acre, makes an excellent crop
for summer. But it must be cut as soon
as it shall be in blossom, for if allowed
to ripen its seed it will become hard and
woody. On good, well-manured land it
should produce two tons of hay per acre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18
THE PANTALOONS.

Now, summer comcth on,
We heor the same old tunes;
Anon the dude walks forth
La baggy pantaloons.
The maiden who has been
Betrothed these many moons
Is watching for pair
OF baggy pantaloons.
Repining oft size deems
It one OF natures boons
To be possessed OF beaux
In baggy pantaloons.
She watches at the gate
On summer afternoons
For her dear Gawge to come
his new pantaloons.
She sees across the street
A horrid sight: Two csons
Ardaeiously attired
In those large pantaloons.
But Gawge shows up at last;
They meet and kiss, eft soons;
She tells him what passed by
In Daggy paHtalOOnS-
He laughs at her; she pouts,
And sits about and croons,
Though Gawge he still aoheres
To those big pantaloons.
They're married now. He feeds
On bread. cold tea, and prunes;
A most decided change
Has come in pantaleons.
He lets her have her way
She never importuneS-
What ere she wants she gets;
How cheerful pantaloons.
She makes him shave his beard,
And sing the baby tunes;
Sometimes the bitter wind
Blows through his pantaloons.
He dare not smoke or spit;
She breaks all his spittoons;
He softly steps about
She wears the pantaloons.
His head is somewhat bald;
He's one of natures looms,
And dares not claim his soul
She wears the pantaloons.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
THE ACTRESS TO HER PHOTOGRAPH.
NEW YORK CLIPPER

Nearly twenty years ago,
Yes, for here's the date,
Boldly printed on the back
Eighteen siXty-eight.
Osric, was it? Sure enough,
Oh, how long and lean!
Now, if / can cast at all,
must play the Queen!
I remember very well
When l sat for you,
What happy girl was
Proud and happy, too,
For I'd made my little hit
Though with scarce line
Yet the papers noticed me,
And the world was mine!
How the speeches through my brain
Wildly seemed to ring
Oh! how faint and ill felt,
Waiting at the wing.
And the ''Star" encouraged me
Where they all could see
Nothing very much for him,
Very much for me.
Mother sewed my pretty dress.
Silver, blue and white;
Charley used to take me home
Every happy night.
Charley? What fool am
Shall my tear drops flow
For a love that lived and died
Twenty years ago?
He was jealous, was young,
Pretty. spoiled and vain;
Though held him very dear,
Yet caused him pain.
Harmless fitting" that was all;
But it made him stern,
So one day he went away,
Never to return.
Sometimes, when upon the stage,
Through the footIight's glare,
I imagine him in front,
Handsome. tall and fair
Him who fled and never knew
How my heart was rent,
While the girl before me now
Perished when he wentl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18
JOB DEPARTING NT.

We have il this department a complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-class
Job cork on short notice and ut the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18

Poet Walt Whitman, of Camden, has
peremptorily refused to sanction the for
nation of the Whitman society in Boston,
which had for its main purpose the en-
dowment of the poet with a weekly pen
sion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18
Suggestions About Wool Growing
Kansas Farmer

Kansas arHler.
ne making of good wool of any variety
requires, care, attention and good bust
ness management. The value of wool is
determined by the quality of the fiber,
and that depends upon the regularity and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore 81 Western
Railway has been well named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing,
as it does, through thousands of acres of
but partially explored woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never been fshed by
white men, all we'll stocked with the game
fish for which Northern Wisconsin waters
are noted. The woods abound with game;
deer, bear, wolf, mink. beaver, pheasant,
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron Mining
District in Wisconsin and Michigan that
reaches ALL of the developed Mining
towns; GOGEBIC, WAKEFIELD, BES-
SEMER, IRONWOOD AND HURLEY.
Direct line to ASHLAND and DULUTH.
Sleeping cars between ASHLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descriptive
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traversed
by the line, will be sent to any address on
application to the General Passenger
Agent.
CHAs. l.. RYDER, Gen. Agent, 100 Wash
ington ST., Chicago.
City ticket office, 62 Clark St., Chicago.
Chicago Depot, Cor. Wells and Kinzie
Sts., &C. d n. w. R'y.)
City ticket Office, 102 Wisconsin St.,
Milwaukee.
H. f. WHITCOMB, CHAS. V. McKINLAY,
Gen'l Manager. Gen1 Pass. Agent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18

s2Y-F For information in reference to Lands and
Towns owned by the CHICAGO MILWAUKEE & ST.
PAUL RAILWAY CoAPANY, write TO IL. q. HAUGAN,
Land Commissioners Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18

Tablets of white paper for pencils.
pen, all sizes kept
in stock.
We propose to keep all blanks used in Circuit
Court Justices Court and those of miscella-
pennS character as noted above.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-01

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American Tools Abroad.

London Iron.
Our American contemporaries have
every cause to be surprised at the as
tonishing fact that thousands of tons
of scrap iron are every year taken to
the United States and there convert
ed into the simplest of American
manufactures, the red or laundry
iron, and then exported back to Eu-
rope at no small profit. There is no
corner Of Europe where American
small cast hardware is not on sale.
The tool-makerss and machinists of
Europe-such as Krupp,of Germany;
Whitworth & Armstrong, of London,
and Hotchkiss, of France, with their
vast resources--are unable to produce
a monkey or screw wrench equal to
the American wrenches, and cOnse-
quently they have to import these
tools from the States. 1t is stated
llld lIlcIc dIc uO lOoo llluil OU,UUO
dozen of them exported to Europe
alone every year. 1T is interesting to
note that Charles Moncky, the in
ventor of this screw-bar wrench, re-
ceived only $1,000 for his patent, and
is now living at Williamsburg Brook
Ign, in a small cottage bought from
the proceeds of this sale. In the
matter of the common pocket box
wood rules, also, the American man
ufacturers so far excel all Others that
if not all European nations, certain
ly all nations outside Of Europe are
supplied from America. The man.
ufacturers there print on the rule
whatever system of measurement is
followed by the country for which
the goods are intended. American
augers and auger bits are used the
world over, no other nation being
able to compete. The Americans,
with such facts before them may well
be proud of their manufactures. Tf'
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-01
An Independent Papers Views.

New York Herald. - ~
The Herald will not deny that the
Republican party as whole is bet
ter than the Democratic party as a
whole. Now if the Republican party
should nominate a man better than
itself, would he not be, ipso facto, a
better man than the Democratic
nominee? In that case, which of the
two "better men" would the Herald
support?-New Haven Palladium.
Not so fast, neighbor, if you please.
Looking at the two parties in an in.
dependent and unbiased way. we
cannot admit 'that the Republican
party as a whole is better than the
Democratic party as a whole." @
What constitutes the strength Of a
political organization? First, the
men whom it invites to a front seat;
second, the measures it supports. All
right.
Now, then, Mr.. Blaine's career is
the moral standard of the Republican
party. With something more than a
faint of suspicion on his record, the
author of the celebrated phrase,
"Burn this letter." and the advocate
of what 1t implies, will get the nomi-
nation next year II he wants it.
AS to the measures, there is the
surplus, and you are all dumb about
it. In the State Conventions 80 far
held the subject has been skillfully
avoided.
And the public land question.
Since 1851 the Republicans have Civ
en- away two hundred million acres
of the best land in the country.
Without plenty Of land we shall soon
be. as badly off as the nations OF
Europe. 1t has been squandercd,
stolen, and given to favorites to such
an extent that the people have be-
come alarmed.
What does the Republican party,
which is 80 much better than the
Democratic party, say about this
Nothing. & 4
The Republicans gave it away, the
Democrats are trying to get it back.
Which do you say is the better party!
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-01
Steps in Life.

Texas Siftings.
Life may be considered as a success
sion of steps. We are of no particu-
lar account until we learn to step, for
up to that time we simply belong to
that humble species of vegetable life
known as creepers.
We usually signalize our first sue
cess in stepping by falling down the
first pair Of steps we are able to reach.
Growing older, our parents cause us
to step off in the direction of school,
and if we hang back they take steps
to make us 60. Then there is the
dancing school where we learn other
steps calculated to give us ease and
grace.
Boyhood over, we step into asitua-
ton If we can, and learn business or
a profession by slow and successive
steps. AS Others step down and out
we step ahead, if we don't fall be-
hind, for men can take steps back
ward as well as forward. Backward
steps are very costly, as many dis
cover.
The most important steps we take
is near the steps of the altar, when
we step up in front of the minister
to be married, since all our future
steps may depend on this one. The
remark applies to both parties to the
contract, let us observe. Once start
ed on the connubial highway the
most of us are compelled to step pref
ty lively to keep up with the process,
sion. In time there are other steps
to mind besides our own, and mis-
steps to guard against.
AS the years wear on Il steps lose
their wonted elasticity and wax slow.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-01
THE PERSONAL DEVIL.
Demoniacal Possession as a Humorist
Regards it.

Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Do l believe in a personal devil,
son? rYf.
Don't /? / don't know of any
creature in the universe more given
to personality than this same devil
10 whom you allude.
believe in demoniacal possession.
I myself have seen men possessed
with devils exceeding fierce. 1 have
seen a child which had dumb spirit.
Why I myself have been grievously
vexed with a devil. Not once, my
son, but many times; not only 25
years ago, but yesterday, possibly
today; more than likely tomorrow.
Why, my boy, did you never get
up in the morning with a demon of
i'll humor, Of perversity, of hateful
ness, in full possession of you? You
feel strong, vigorous, well ; your
head doesn't ache; your vision is
clear ; your debts are paid; the day
is bright, sunny, beautiful; nobody
gives you a cross word everybody
in the dining-room speaks pleasantly
to you as you come in and the bitter,
mean, waspish devil Of perversity
that has possession of you snarls out
a hateful answer the minute you
open your lips to speak; makes you
say something you never intended
to say; puts into your mouth words
that makes your own heart ache, as
your eyes see the lips that you love
CULVER with pain at your harshness.
Have you never maintained a sur
ly, mean, cruel humor while a brave,
loving face looking up into your
clouded brow was cheerily trying to
cast out the evil spirit? Have you
never done some mean thing at
which your better nature revolted ?
Never been i'll tempered all day
when you had no cause, nc reason
for it and were torturing yourself
even as you tortured those whom
you most dearly loved. -
All, yes; you have writhed in the
clutches Of these devils of perversity,
obstinacy, i'll humor, un~reasoning
and unreasonable meanness, fiercely
crying ont against the love that
would cast out the evil spirits.
But this, you say, is owing to phys
ical and mental causes. The body is
in ill health, and there is in the hui
man organism an Indignation and co.
ordination of different vital actions,
which-There, that will do; Ialways
feel one coming into me when l hear
you talk in that way. Physical
health has nothing to do with it, be-
cause some of the greatest sufferersthe
world has ever known have beer
entirely free from this demoniac pos.
session, while some of the meanes'
men 1 ever knew have lived in per
feet health to their eightieth year
You know yourself that when vol
feel that way you are possessed of |
devil. @ 9w
Do I believe in him? NY boy, |
doesn't make a particle of difference
whether a man with the dumping
toothache believes in the toothach'
or not; he's got it; the toothache i
in possession just the same. And
between you and ] and the maj
named Legion, he acts for all tn,
world as though he did believe in it
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-01
Raising the Hat.

N. Y. Tribune.
The number of men who do not
take off their hats in the presence Of
ladies appear to be increasing. A
business man says that this is because
people are becoming more practical
and less sentimental. And then an
other fact that weighs heavily too, is
the presence of women everywhere
now, in all the busy places where
once women were never seen. In
shop, factory, store, they r employ
ed to such an extent that it is diff
cult to give to the sex that chival-
Gus attention which once was ac-
corded them because of the infre-
quency OF their public appearance.
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er, and the inevitable hour arrives
finally when we must step out and
let Others step into our shoes. There
are grounds for believing that the
more correct our steps are here the
more agreeable they will be on the
other shore.
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